ShareThisHere are the 20 most dangerous roads grouped by county based upon a Scripps Howard News Service study of 562,712 fatal vehicle accidents reported to the U.S. Department of Transportation from 1994 to 2008.
County ................... Road .. Crashes .. Deaths
San Bernardino, Calif. ... I-15 ..... 834 .... 1,069
Riverside, Calif. ........ I-10 ..... 440 ...... 517
Los Angeles, Calif. ....... I-5 ..... 434 ...... 494
Maricopa, Ariz. .......... I-10 ..... 382 ...... 466
Clark, Nev. .............. I-15 ..... 390 ...... 466
San Diego, Calif. ......... I-5 ..... 348 ...... 382
Palm Beach, Fla. ......... I-95 ..... 327 ...... 368
Los Angeles, Calif. ...... I-10 ..... 299 ...... 327
Harris, Texas ............ I-45 ..... 288 ...... 320
Brevard, Fla. ............ I-95 ..... 244 ...... 301
Cook, Ill. ............... I-94 ..... 271 ...... 301
San Diego, Calif. ......... I-8 ..... 257 ...... 297
Pinal, Ariz. ............. I-10 ..... 246 ...... 295
Kern, Calif. .............. I-5 ..... 230 ...... 283
Harris, Texas ............ I-10 ..... 246 ...... 283
San Bernardino, Calif. ... I-40 ..... 221 ...... 280
Broward, Fla. ............ I-95 ..... 256 ...... 276
Riverside, Calif. ........ I-15 ..... 237 ...... 271
Dallas, Texas ............ I-35 ..... 249 ...... 271
San Bernardino, Calif. ... I-10 ..... 218 ...... 252
(Source: Analysis of Fatal Analysis Reporting System.)
(Contact Thomas Hargrove at hargrovet(at)shns.com.)
(Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service, http://www.scrippsnews.com)
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Glad to see here in Canada we don't have it as bad as the states that are listed!
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Not so fast...
The roads cited are simply the busiest roads, at least for the L.A. area. Of course they have more accidents; they're each carrying hundreds of thousands of people every day. That doesn't make them "dangerous roads". If anything, looking at fatalities per driver-mile, you're almost certainly LESS likely to be killed on those roads than on many of the smaller roads around the state. In short, there's no story here other than "the roads with the most drivers have the most accidents", which is hardly unexpected.
There's a lot that can be
There's a lot that can be done to make roads safer. More lighting and clear paint and lane markers can lead to less accidents. Confusion causes a lot of accidents and bright lights and paint can lessen a lot of that. Signs that are clear and user friendly can also aid a lot. Also, simplifying road networks so that anyone can use them without being overwhelmed can help. You hear complaints about roads in Boston and the northeast being difficult to understand, for example.
Of course, lowering speed limits is there. And more public transportation and folks walking and biking is good because less cars on the road means less likelihood of accidents.